Vessel-cleaner



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T. PAWLIK. VESSEL CLEANER.

No. 565,632. Patented Aug. 11, 1896.

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T. PAWLIK. I VESSEL CLEANER. N0. 565,632. Patented Aug. 11., 1896.

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T PAWLIK.

VESSEL GLEANER.

No. 565,632. Patented Aug. 11, 1896.

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PATENT THEODOR PAWLIK, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VESSEL-CLEAN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,632, dated August11, 1896.

Application filed March 23 1896.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODOR PAWLIK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of (look and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vessel-Cleaners, ofwhich the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a machine to be used for cleaning vessels ofvarious kinds, such as milk-cans, ice-cream freezers, jars, and thelike; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction,novel arrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as willbe hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The objects of myinvention are, first, to provide a vessel-cleanerwhichshall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong and durable, andeffective in operation; second, to provide a cleaner the parts of whichmay be readily adjusted to fit within and cleanse vesselsof varioussizes and shapes,

and, third, to provide a cleaner which shall be collapsible, so that itmay be'readily inserted or withdrawn fromthe vessel when the same isformed with a neck or contracted portion.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains to make and sition they will occupy in the operation ofcleaning the same. Fig. 2 is an end view, partly. in section, taken online 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of thesecuring-plates used for raising and lowering the horizontal bar onwhich the vessel rests. Fig. 4c is a perspective view of the rearadjustable vessel-holder, showing it detached from thehorizontal bar.Fig. 5 is a similar view of the front adjustable holder for the vessel,showing it also detached. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view in elevation of theadjustable cleaning-brushes, illustrating by dotted lines the positionsthey will occupy when they are folded to the shaft carrying the same tobe brushes.

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inserted into or withdrawn from the vessel. Fig. 7 is a reducedsectional view taken as at line 7 7 of Fig. 6,but showing a modificationin which three adjustable arms are employed instead of two. Fig. 8 is across-sectional viewof a portion of the adjustable Fig. 9 is a side viewin elevation of a portion of one of theadjustable arms or brushes withthe bristles omitted therefrom. Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectionalview, partly in elevation, of a modification in the construction of thebrushes and in the manner of cleaning vessels such as are not contractedat their open ends. Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 1111 of Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a detail perspective view of a portion of thestraps used for securing the vessel in position in said modifiedconstruction, and Fig. 13 is a detached perspective view of one of theattaching devices used for connecting one of the securing-straps to thereceiving-tank.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the difierentviews of thedrawings.

A and A represent the end pieces of the main or supporting frame,whichare provided with braces a to hold them in an upright position and areformed with vertical slots a for the reception and operation of the adjustsaid upright pieces with horizontal serrations h to engage similarserrations or corrugations a on the inner surface of the uprights or endpieces A and A of the frame. Each of the plates 13 is also provided withopenings b and b for the reception of the horizontal bar 0 and theadjusting-bolts b, respectively.

The bar 0 extends from one of the uprights to the other, as is clearlyshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and is substantially I-shaped incross-section, and has mounted thereon the adjustable holders E and Efor the vessel A which rests within the curved supports e and e, securedon and forming a part of the holders E and E, respectively. Theseholders are formed with longitudinal openings therethrough to receivethe bar 0, and are provided with set screws ed, to be used for fasteningthem on said bar.

The holder E is provided with a rear rightangled extension e to supportone end of the vessel, and the holder E is provided with forward andupward; extensions 6, which are separated, as shown, to stride the neckof the vessel and serve in conjunction with the projection e to preventthe longitudinal movement of the vessel, as is apparent by reference toFig. 1 of the'drawings.

In the upper portion of the standard or end piece A is journaled thedriving-shaft A with which the supplemental driving-shaft A may beconnected by means of a coupling nut or collar A5, fixed on thefirst-named shaft. On the shaft A is located a pulley c, which is drivenby a belt 0, passing over the drivingwheel 0, which is journaled in thestandard A and is, provided with a crank-handle c for revolving thesame. On the shaft A is located a sliding collar. F, which is providedwith anarmf, totheouter portion of which is secured, a brush h tocontact with. the inner surface of-theneck orcontracted portion ofhevess lv tllysecure to. ugs. 0n the. i ner portion of the collar F area numberof a.d. justable armsG, which arms. are each. com:

pose of wo pieces. gen 9.. thel-atterbein formed with. a longitudinalslot gito receive a bolt 01 the piece, 9, and is alsoprovided: withflanges g to overlap, the edges of the piece 9 and; bindthe'samethereto, thus 02m.- g he ten b e o adjustable arms. G, to which.the brushes h are, secured. To. lugs. on the innerend ofthe shaft A orthat end r h st om. the standar A, are pivotal y secured-a numberof-adjustable arms GI-,which are of the same, construction as thosej-ustabove described, except that they are slightly curved at their ends, andare likewise. provided with brushes h, the. bristles of which x ndoutward-1r.

Between, the. arms.- G' and; G, and, pivotally ut mommyecu ed o ugs onthe sha t t are. other adjustable, arms G5, which are. of; the sa e cstr c on as the rms Gsavethat the brushes are omitted. The outer ends ofthe armsGr, G, and G? are pivotally connectedto longitudinal; pieces H,-which are pro? videdwith brushes. hand are formed. of two. piecesadjustably secured together, asabove e c bed fo arms. G.

In Figs. 10 and 1.1 of thed-rawings I: have shown. a: modification. inthe construction of the brusir-carrying portion of; the cleaner, whichconsists inQInittingoneseries.of, intermediate adjustablearms G the armf, and. brushe'sh on thearmsG, andin forming-the arms G"-straight,asshown in. Fig. 10, instead of curved at. their ends, as. illustratedinFig. 6 ofi-thedrawings. The arms and longitudinal pieces H,intheconstruction now under consideration, are pivotally securedtogetherand; arelikewise securedon theshaft, but are.

not extensible, as will be seen. by reference.

toFigs. 10 and 1.1-. of the drawings. The said pieces and arms G areprovidedzwithbrushes h to. contact, with, the inner. surface. of'the vese When it is desired to clean thev vessel 1, whose open end is notcontracted, it becomes necessary to provide a means to hold a sufiicientquantity of water therein to facilitate the operation of cleaning, andfor this purpose I employ a tank L of any suitable size,

. form, and material, which may be placed on the horizontal support 0 ofthe main frame, or other suitable support, and place therein a quantityof water Z. The sides of the tank are provided with retaining devices M,which are. formed in their upper and lower portions with slots m and m,the upper slot m for the reception of the securing-strap N, which ispassed over the top of the vessel and has its ends secured in saidslotby-means of a. thumb. fnut m whilethesides of thetank fit within thelower slotsm. andare .theresccured in, any suitablemanner. Another strapNis passed lunder the. vessel I and secured at its. ends. to. j the.upper strap. by means OfbhlllllbfllllliS- m as is clearly showni'in.Fig. 11 ofthe, drawings. A pair of the strapsN and Nare located neareach end; of-the vessel I and serve. tohold it in a fixed position whilethe brush-carrying Imechanism, is being revolved: therein. The shaft A-is providedat a suitable point with @a spring-catch i, which isusedaforpreventing theinward. movement of 'thecollar F, but. I jmay useinstead:- of said catch. otherv means {for securing the collar inposition, without departing from. thespirit ofmyinvention. Fromtheforegoing and: by-referencetothe drawings itwill be. seen. and?readily under, stood that by drawing. thecollar F toward the.endoftheframe onwhichthedriving mechan: ism. is locatedthe.brushrcarrying portions. of .the cleanerwill. assume the. positions.shown 1by'dotted. lines in Fig. 6, when. they may. be readily insertedinto. the. vessel.- and suitablyi'adjusted' therein 'by forcingthecollar F in, jthe opposite direction, when, the vesselbeing :held: onthe horizontal support. G or other support, the. operationof cleaningmaybe per.

gformcd; by means of; the. crank-handle on. the,

j driving-Wheel;

While I have shown the driving-shaftAr supplemented with another shaftf-A, said fshafts being, connected: together by means. of

a coupling. A it isobvious that a continuous orsingle shaft-may beemployed, but by using two shaftsthusconn'ected it is apparent that theymay be. extended: or shortened as. desired.

Having. thus fully-described: myinvention,

what I- claim as new, and: desire to secureby Letters. Eatcnt, is? Q 1.Thecombination. withthesupport G, of ;the holder E, adjustably-securedthereonand provided-with the curvedzsupport e, andrearward extensionei,and. the holder. E, adjustably secured on the support. 0, andprovided.withthe. curvedasupport e, and forward extensions. e substantiallyasdescribed;

2-. The combinationwith themain. frame,

3 comprising. the end-:piecesA, andA, havingon their adjacent surfacesserrations or cor rug'ations a and each provided with a vertical slot a,the plates B, having serrations b, openings b and b the horizontal bar0, located in the openings b of the plates, and the adjusting-bolts I),located in the slots a, of the end pieces, and the openings 19 of theplates to secure the same together, of the holder E, adjust-ably securedon the horizontal bar 0, and provided With the curved support 6, andrearward extension a and the IQ holder E, adjustably secured on the bar0, and provided with the curved support 6', and forward extensions esubstantially as described.

THEODOR PAWLIK. Witnesses:

CHAS. O. TILLMAN, E. A. DUGGAN.

